2. He’s Angie’s Dad

He had both kids with his ex wife, Marcheline Bertrand, who passed away in 2007.

He told the Daily Mail about his famous daughter, “Angelina has to deal with fame in a way I never had to. She once said that she learned a lot about acting by noticing how I would observe people in everyday life in order to become like them. I’m fascinated by people.”

3. He’s Political

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During the GOP convention in 2012, Voight made comments against President Obama.

America, guys, wake up. You should be appalled that they can get away with it, that they can attack – the Republican Party is a victim of a bias, of a destructive bias against the Republican Party. It’s been going on for all this time and it’s getting worse and worse. And, now this? Come on, people, stand up.

4. His Breakthrough Role Was in ‘Midnight Cowboy’

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He played Joe Buck in the classic film, which started his luminous career.

5. He Was the Dad in ‘Zoolander

Voight also took a turn in comedy. He played Derek Zoolander, played by Ben Stiller’s, father in the 2001 film Zoolander.

In the scene above, after watching his son modeling in a merman costume, he utters a famous quote from the movie, “You’re dead to me, son. You’re even more dead to me than your dead mother.”

Angela Barbutistarted her reporting career in the seventh grade at her middle school newspaper in Queens. She covers celebrities, movies and television for Heavy. She's had lunch with Tony Danza, and Dave Franco said he liked her accent. Reach her at angela@heavy.com or follow her on Twitter @angciao.August 25, 2014 8:00 pm